The helmet wearing COG soldier is almost used as a vehicle for comic relief and at times will either escape near death, help Marcus Fenix and company or heroically die as per the red shirt tradition throughout Gears of War.Ĭarmine is as much a part of the Gears of War pantheon as any other notable auxiliary character and in this article we will look at the Carmine family, detailing the three separate brothers and their inherent difficulties with the locust. Carmine, Gears of War and its perennial anonymous rookie, is a fascinating homage to the famous Star Trek tradition of the red shirt.
